CVE - CVE-2008-3259

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3259	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
OpenSSH before 5.1 sets the SO_REUSEADDR socket option when the X11UseLocalhost configuration setting is disabled, which allows local users on some platforms to hijack the X11 forwarding port via a bind to a single IP address, as demonstrated on the HP-UX platform.
References
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BID:30339 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30339 CONFIRM:http://openssh.com/security.html CONFIRM:http://www.openssh.com/txt/release-5.1 SECTRACK:1020537 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020537 SECUNIA:31179 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31179 VUPEN:ADV-2008-2148 URL:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2148 XF:openssh-x11forwarding-info-disclosure(43940) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43940
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080722	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080722)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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